Nisaba 26, 032 (P376040)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 110178

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] zi3-sig15
2. 2(ban2)# zu2-lum
3. 2(ban2) zi3-gu!
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
5. 2(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g
6. 1(disz) sila3 szim hi-a
7. 1(ban2) esza
8. 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
9. 2(disz) dug 1(u) sila3
10. 3(u) sila3-gal
11. 1(disz) kasz dida saga
reverse
1. 2(disz) kasz dida du
2. 3(disz) giri3-lam 5(disz) sila3-ta
3. 5(disz) x-x 1(disz) sila3-ta
  blank space
  seal impression
4. siskur2 gir13-gesz{ki}
5. giri3 lugal-szu-nir-re
6. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
7. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita-kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005907 (composite) (P458617) S005907 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P376040

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 110178
Accession Number 1914-04-04, 0244

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 069128
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.110178
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0404-244

References

  • primary: NATU 5 = Nisaba 26, 32

    [al-Rawi2013NATU5] Rawi, Farouk N. H. al-, Francesca Gorello, and Palmiro Notizia. 2013. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from Umma Kept in the British Museum, Part Five (NATU V). Nisaba 26. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    (Food) offerings for Girgisz - zi3-sig15, zu2-lum, zi3-gu, i3-nun, ga-muru13, szim hi-a, esza, zi3-dub-dub, dug 10 sila3, sila3-gal, dida saga, dida du, siskur2 Gir13-giszki, ki PN-ta, kiszib3 ensi2-ka Seal: I. {d}amar-{d}suen / nita kal-ga / lugal uri5{ki

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-06 at 12:43:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-12-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cripps, Eric L.; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376040.
Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry (No. P376040). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376040 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376040 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376040},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376040
LB  - CDLI:P376040
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376040
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 26, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P376040.
Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry (No. P376040). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P376040 (Original work published 2007)
Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P376040 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P376040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P376040},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P376040
LB  - CDLI:P376040
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Nisaba 26, 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P376040
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.